Payroll Supervisor

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Full Time Denver, CO, US

4 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $85,000.00 To $90,000.00 Annually

PAYROLL SUPERVISOR

The Payroll Supervisor provides day-to-day leadership and functional oversight of payroll operations across a multi-state, multi-entity organization, ensuring payroll is accurate, timely, compliant, and supported by strong controls and documented processes. This is a hands-on role responsible for reviewing payroll execution, resolving complex payroll issues, strengthening controls and business continuity, and serving as a key payroll subject-matter expert. The Payroll Supervisor should understand not only how payroll is processed, but also the financial, compliance, and employee implications of payroll decisions.

• Experienced payroll professional with strong knowledge of multi-state payroll, payroll taxes, wage and hour requirements, and payroll compliance
• Hands-on leader who can oversee payroll operations while remaining comfortable processing payroll directly when needed
• Strong reviewer who can identify discrepancies, evaluate downstream impacts, and ensure issues are fully resolved
• Process-mindful professional who values controls, documentation, consistency, and business continuity
• Analytical problem solver who can navigate complex payroll, tax, and jurisdictional issues
• Collaborative partner who works effectively across Operations, HR, Finance, and Compliance
• Trusted professional who exercises sound judgment and discretion with sensitive employee and payroll information

• Oversee and review payroll processing across multiple states and legal entities, ensuring accurate and timely execution in accordance with company policies and applicable regulations
• Provide day-to-day direction, review, and support to payroll team members, including workload coordination, training, and issue resolution
• Review payroll inputs, employee changes, earnings, deductions, taxes, benefits, retirement contributions, and other payroll transactions prior to processing
• Process payroll directly as needed to provide backup coverage and ensure business continuity
• Investigate and resolve complex payroll discrepancies, tax issues, jurisdictional questions, system exceptions, and employee escalations
• Maintain strong payroll controls, including documented review procedures, approval requirements, processing calendars, checklists, and segregation of duties
• Partner with Finance on payroll reconciliations, payroll liabilities, funding, general ledger accuracy, and payroll-related financial reporting
• Coordinate payroll tax and multi-state compliance matters, including tax notices, jurisdictional changes, and resolution of complex tax issues
• Maintain the integrity of payroll-related employee and pay data and coordinate resolution of discrepancies across payroll and HR systems
• Own payroll-specific system requirements, testing, data validation, reporting, and process improvements in partnership with HR and Compliance
• Coordinate retirement-plan payroll administration, including deductions, remittances, reconciliations, audits, corrections, and data requests
• Oversee payroll execution related to compensation changes, bonuses, leaves, benefits, employee status changes, garnishments, and other statutory deductions
• Oversee timekeeping inputs as they relate to payroll accuracy, exceptions, and reconciliation
• Support year-end payroll processes, required filings, audits, and remediation of findings
• Develop and maintain payroll SOPs, calendars, controls, documentation, cross-training, and business continuity procedures
• Support payroll integration associated with acquisitions, new entities, and employee transfers
• Prepare and review workforce and payroll reporting, including trends, exceptions, and variances
• Identify opportunities to automate, simplify, and strengthen payroll processes while reducing operational and compliance risk
• Participate in future payroll and HRIS system evaluation, implementation, testing, and transition activities
• Ensure appropriate backup coverage exists for critical payroll responsibilities

• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience in a multi-state environment; multi-entity experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience independently administering and reviewing end-to-end payroll
• Strong experience with ADP Workforce…